A
spokesman for the company explains; "Across
the world screenwriters and filmmakers begin
their careers with short films. They struggle
against the odds with no budgets, persuading
crews and artistes almost always to work for
very little or no money as they desperately
try to get their first films made. At Short
Film Factory we genuinely give opportunities
to enable this new talent to get scripts written
and offer the chance to make their first films."
Scotland’s
top actor/director Peter Mullan is Patron of
the scheme and it hasn’t taken long for
the company to be recognised as having one of
the most innovative, groundbreaking short film
programmes in the UK today. The four films that
are finally selected to be carried forward into
production are certain of broad exposure, not
only in cinemas, but they will be broadcast
by BBC Scotland and BBC Choice.
Last
year the Short Film Factory was inundated with
ideas from across Scotland. A panel of experienced
filmmakers read, deliberated, debated and finally
had the difficult task of choosing twelve ideas
to develop to script.
At
this point teams were put together for a ten-week
training programme under the guidance of top
professional mentors. The four final scripts
(all from first time writers and directors)
were invited to The Short Film Lab. This residential
film lab involved rigorous script development
for writers as well as intense director &
producer training. The four successful teams
are presently completing their first films.
These will be screened at a BAFTA/Short Film
Factory Event in October and launched at The
Brief Encounters Film Festival in Bristol in
November. The films are to be broadcast by BBC
Scotland and BBC Choice.
The
company describes short films as the backbone
of filmmaking careers for writers, directors
and producers and is proud of its unique approach
to the genre; "We are the only
company in Britain where new talent is offered
a tailored programme of specialist writing workshops,
professional guidance and inspirational script
development prior to funding films."
The
company likes to help steer projects from the
earliest stage, before a script exists.
"At
Short Film Factory we ask only for ideas. These
ideas are read blind by experienced film-makers
and script editors. There is no bias. Take a
Risk. Send us your idea. Yours could be the
one that is selected. That’s the truth."
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